If you have two cars do you have isofix base in both?

[nymphadora]

Dh getting a new car & it has isofix points in where his current one doesn't. Do I need a base in this car and mine? Rather not swap it over as they often aren't parked anywhere near & it's hard enough swapping seat!

When dd3 goes into the next seat is it the same base or a different one? Will prob be seat each then.

It's britax if that makes a difference?

Bump

We have an Isofix duo seat by Britax for the middle range seat (can't remember which stage is which, it's when they outgrow the ones that go on carrycots and up to about 4 years). It will fit in either car, but you have to clip a cover on the isofix pointy-out bits, then push them back, to put it in a non-isofix car.

I guess by the way you refer to base units you mean a baby seat though? I have no idea on them so am bumping this for you :)

Yesbaby seat.

Si the second stage doesn't need a base ? It clips on isofix direct? That's easier!

Didn't have isofix last time round

Unless your baby is really tiny I would just use it on issofix in your car as you are properly i and out a lot and move it to dh car if you have a busy weekend when the kids are going in and out of the car a lot.

If you need to use the guides to use the issofix. we do in one car but not the other you could buy another set of them.

we bought two set of the high back boosters as we also don't have off street parking and my dh car is a two door car and I can't get them out of thier.

We alternate between cars a lot as both of us are around a lot and will both be working p/t so not as simple ad that!

You can use an infant carseat with a seatbelt even if it's one which goes on a base. So you could buy a base for one car and not the other, or both cars, or neither, and use the same seat for both cars easily.

You will probably bring the carseat into the house when not in use anyway as most babies fall asleep in the car and if that happens you won't want to disturb them

We didn't have isofix when DS was born and I didn't find it that much trouble to unstrap the seat each time but it would probably be useful if you have other children or a 3 door car or are often in a rush etc etc.

Oh and re bases - the new (and hugely overpriced IMO) maxi cosi seat uses the same base as the maxi cosi toddler seat. I don't think any other seats currently on the market use the same base for different stages.

Don't bring the seat in as the car is too far away!
Currently we use searbelt in dh car but his new car has isofix and wondering whether to buy another or not. V expensive but is it much safer?

Dh car has three doors hence it going! Kills my back strapping it in & out (dh can't cos he doesn't fit)

I don't think it's any safer than a properly installed seat using the belt. It just removes the margin of error that you get with seatbelt fitting because you have to fit each time.

Thanks!

Lots of people don't have Isofix and they are fairly safe. I am fairly sure (contrary to the previous poster) that the stats bear out that Isofix is clearly safer in terms of deaths/injuries. HOWEVER - the numbers are actually quite small overall. So, in the same way that sleeping in thesame room up until 6 months is safer (marginally)....but we chose not to as we weren't getting any sleep. Just a decision that you make as a parent.

I would put the base on the base in you dh car as that one would be the hardest to strap it in. The mamas and papas car seat uses the same base but I don't know what it is like.
Just doing a quick price search you can get a stage 1 issofix seat. The ones with a base cost about £100 more so you don't save anything. Issofix just eliminates the error of fitting it wrong. It can make it harder to get three seat in the back of some cars